Month: April 2016

Ross is a Raleigh attorney and former state legislator running against incumbent Republican Richard Burr. She said she was involved in several efforts to ease access to a college education in the state House. Burr has touted...VIEW MORE

The Department of Education’s newest college-loan repayment program is dubbed the Revised Pay As You Earn Plan. There’s yet another way to pay back student loans without going broke. It’s called REPAYE. In December, the Department of...VIEW MORE

Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers will now have an easier path to getting their loans discharged, the Obama administration announced this month. The Department of Education will send letters to 387,000 people they’ve identified as...VIEW MORE

New regulations brought forth by the Obama administration make it much simpler for borrowers that are permanently disabled to qualify for student loan discharge. Student Debt Advocates has advised over 15,000 borrowers on repayment and forgiveness options....VIEW MORE

Graduating college students may expect to receive gifts such as a briefcase, a vacation, or a gift card from an uncle they barely know. However, students receiving diplomas from Washington College are getting something even more special:...VIEW MORE

Millions of Americans are struggling unnecessarily to repay their student loans. The federal government offers a solution. You don’t need income or a job to remain current on your federal student loans. It’s one of the little-known...VIEW MORE

After years of criticism from companies it hires to collect student loan payments, the Education Department plans to create a single standardized portal for borrowers to make payments. The U.S. Department of Education plans to revamp how...VIEW MORE

The first ever arrest over student loan repayments last month has spurred overseas borrowers into paying their back loans, Inland Revenue says. Over January and February, the department had a 31 percent increase in repayments from people...VIEW MORE

The presidential field has finally narrowed, which means if you’ve yet to vote in a primary, your choices for who to vote for have become a lot simpler. If you have student loans, there are likely a...VIEW MORE

In the ongoing saga of defunct for-profit university Corinthian Colleges, the federal government announced Friday that more relief is coming for thousands of students who attended the schools. Corinthian Colleges, Inc. was shut down in 2014 after...VIEW MORE

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June 15, 2017

For most borrowers, federal student loans don’t go away until you pay them off. But in rare cases, the government will discharge the remaining balance of your student loans. In fact, there are seven options for student...VIEW MORE

June 14, 2017

Americans now hold more student loan debt than ever before, and many workers must pay off loans before they can start thinking about their financial future. Last week, Memphis announced the launch of a Student Loan Reduction...VIEW MORE

June 08, 2017

The Education Department said Tuesday that the hundreds of thousands of doctors, lawyers, teachers and social workers on track for a form of student loan forgiveness will not be affected by President Trump’s proposal to get rid...VIEW MORE

June 07, 2017

Curry Oglesby knows the challenges firsthand of trying to pay down her debt and also plan for her future. “It’s not like I have savings right now,” she said. The 30-year-old graduated from Howard University in 2009...VIEW MORE